http://apehouse.prevuz.com XTC™s Andy Partridge's label Ape House features audio, video and features about the label and its artists Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:23:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 © blogs@weatherbox.co.uk () blogs@weatherbox.co.uk() 1440 XTCacirc;euro;trade;s Andy Partridge's label Ape House features audio, video and features about the label and its artists blogs@weatherbox.co.uk No no http://apehouse.prevuz.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg http://apehouse.prevuz.com 144 144 http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2010/09/lighterthief-my-dream-sea/ http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2010/09/lighterthief-my-dream-sea/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:19:30 +0000 steve http://apehouse.prevuz.com/?p=561 http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2010/09/lighterthief-my-dream-sea/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Out of all the nine tracks I produced for Ape last year this is my personal favourite. Itrsquo;s got this strange dark ... Out of all the nine tracks I produced for Ape last year this is my personal favourite. Itrsquo;s got this strange dark undercurrent going on- with monks chanting and a lot of dissonance-some people find it quite hard to listen to but it seems absolutely perfect to memdash;balanced-but just teetering on the edge of disaster. I played it to someone once in headphones and they said it felt like their head was being pulled apart!! Someone else described it in a blog as sounding like ldquo;making filthy love in a railway arch, whilst on acid, in 1940s New Yorkrdquo;. Which of course I was thrilled by. When it was in its early days as a bunch of unconnected noises put together by me and Andy, I played it to some other singers to see if they were interested in contributing to it- the reaction was ldquo;no- its shit!!rdquo;.- hahah ndash; But Jen took these completely random bits of music and glued them into something completely different. From then on it just needed organizing and arranging. I spent months lovingly tweaking and moving it about in a dark obsessive manner. The video came about as I was messing about watching old cartoons and simultaneously listening to music. I slowed down a Little Audrey cartoon from 1949 to half speed and itrsquo;s as if it was made for it- quite spooky really. Itrsquo;s on the Hard Listening EP which of course everyone should buy. latest,,video blogs@weatherbox.co.uk no No http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2010/07/sample-andys-powers/ http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2010/07/sample-andys-powers/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:44:06 +0000 steve http://apehouse.prevuz.com/?p=533 http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2010/07/sample-andys-powers/feed/ 1 00:01:01 The limited edition CD by Andy Partridge called POWERS is exclusively available from the Ape Store but is going fast. Hurry or you'll miss bagging ... The limited edition CD by Andy Partridge called POWERS is exclusively available from the Ape Store but is going fast. Hurry or you'll miss bagging one of only 500 copies of this spooky set of sound pieces inspired by the sci-fi art of Richard M Powers. Here is a taster of the project. The first piece from the disc and a collage of some of the sensational book jacket art that caught Andy's imagination at a very young age and led ultimately to this release. buy Powers CD GBP 19.99 inc VAT latest,,video blogs@weatherbox.co.uk no No http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2010/04/jen-olive-querquehouse-video/ http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2010/04/jen-olive-querquehouse-video/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:20:55 +0000 steve http://apehouse.prevuz.com/?p=528 http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2010/04/jen-olive-querquehouse-video/feed/ 1 00:01:01 From Albuquerque to the UK. Ape's latest signing Jen Olive, makes a quick dash over to our shores to promote her astounding new album 'Warm ... From Albuquerque to the UK. Ape's latest signing Jen Olive, makes a quick dash over to our shores to promote her astounding new album 'Warm Robot' released on 29th March, with a series of live shows this month. To coincide with the dates here's the NEW video for Querquehouse, made by Jen and shot in her home town Albuqeurque. Check out the rest of the shows. The whole of the Ape Crew were out in force (including Ape master A.P) in Swindon to watch Jen's first UK show. We were all mightily impressed. BUY Warm Robot latest,,video blogs@weatherbox.co.uk no No http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2010/03/jen-olive-querquehouse-live/ http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2010/03/jen-olive-querquehouse-live/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:18:31 +0000 steve http://apehouse.prevuz.com/?p=522 http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2010/03/jen-olive-querquehouse-live/feed/ 2 00:01:01 On her recent trip to the UK Jen was filmed giving this rather divine solo rendition of the song Querquehouse from her brand new album ... On her recent trip to the UK Jen was filmed giving this rather divine solo rendition of the song Querquehouse from her brand new album WARM ROBOT. buy With camerawork and lights by Mitch Keene, and the sound captured by APEs Stuart Rowe and Andy P, Jen sits and fingerpicks her way through the song in a mesmerising fashion. If this is the quality of her performances then you'd be a silly billy to miss her when she arrives in the UK next week for her one woman mini tour. Check out the tour news item for details, in the meantime drink in this film and enjoy. apehouse,,latest,,video blogs@weatherbox.co.uk no No http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2010/03/jen-olive-tells-it-gently-warm-robot-part-2/ http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2010/03/jen-olive-tells-it-gently-warm-robot-part-2/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:33:51 +0000 steve http://apehouse.prevuz.com/?p=504 http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2010/03/jen-olive-tells-it-gently-warm-robot-part-2/feed/ 1 22:39 With her heavenly APE debut album WARM ROBOT only a mere few weeks away, New Mexico's neutron nymphet Jen Olive presents part 2 of the ... With her heavenly APE debut album WARM ROBOT only a mere few weeks away, New Mexico's neutron nymphet Jen Olive presents part 2 of the album podcast. Jen walks you warmly through such beautiful songs as the seashore seance ALL MY HEADS MEET, the lucid luminescence of WAFFLESONS DREAM and the sugar sad swing of HERE I GO. This is one truly beautiful record that we at APE are very proud of. Captain Andy P himself mixed the music and even contributed percussion and little keyboard dabs in places. WARM ROBOT is released on March 28th but we will be making it available to pre-order before then, with the added bonus of a free download version for the early birds. We'll update you on it all as soon as we can, in the meantime enjoy part 2 of Jens podcast. audio,,latest blogs@weatherbox.co.uk no No http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2010/01/xtc-new-compliation-round-up/ http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2010/01/xtc-new-compliation-round-up/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:47:55 +0000 steve http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2010/01/xtc-new-compliation-round-up/ http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2010/01/xtc-new-compliation-round-up/feed/ 3 http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2009/12/jen-olive-tells-it-gently-warm-robot-part-1/ http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2009/12/jen-olive-tells-it-gently-warm-robot-part-1/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:43:58 +0000 steve http://apehouse.prevuz.com/?p=459 http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2009/12/jen-olive-tells-it-gently-warm-robot-part-1/feed/ 3 21:22 APE's latest signing is the jensational JEN OLIVE and by way of introduction to this astounding allegro algorithm from Albuquerque, we present you Jen ... APE's latest signing is the jensational JEN OLIVE and by way of introduction to this astounding allegro algorithm from Albuquerque, we present you Jen in her own words as she takes you on a jentle aural ride through her forthcoming album WARM ROBOT. Its no lie to tell you that everyone who's heard fragments from this truly beautiful record has nothing but immediate love and delight springing from their lips, we think you will too, it's something very special. Join Jen here in part 1, and hear some of the landscape behind the songs ROBOT BOY, WIRE WIRE, SET IT ON FIRE and more. The album will be out in February 2010 but if you cant wait to hear the jewels in the box (and they really are), then listen here for a tour inside the head of the warm robot herself. audio,,latest blogs@weatherbox.co.uk no No http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2009/11/the-shape-of-ape/ http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2009/11/the-shape-of-ape/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:12:59 +0000 steve http://apehouse.prevuz.com/?p=455 http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2009/11/the-shape-of-ape/feed/ 7 http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2009/11/giddy-pugcast-part-3/ http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2009/11/giddy-pugcast-part-3/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:17:40 +0000 steve http://apehouse.prevuz.com/?p=437 http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2009/11/giddy-pugcast-part-3/feed/ 2 18:54 Pugwash's Thomas Walsh And Keith Farrell take us through the last of 3 podcasts to conclude their oratory for the last 5 tracks of ... Pugwash's Thomas Walsh And Keith Farrell take us through the last of 3 podcasts to conclude their oratory for the last 5 tracks of their new compilation "Giddy". Hear how Ape maestro Andy Partridge made his contribution to project and a tribute to that great psychedelic instrument the Mellotron. buy Giddy audio,,latest blogs@weatherbox.co.uk no No http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2009/11/complete-utter-dukes-box-selling-fast/ http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2009/11/complete-utter-dukes-box-selling-fast/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:18:27 +0000 steve http://apehouse.prevuz.com/?p=429 http://apehouse.prevuz.com/2009/11/complete-utter-dukes-box-selling-fast/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Dear Earthlings, not only did we create the extraordinarily beautiful COMPLETE AND UTTER DUKES boxset, we now find they're going VERY fast. Dont delay in ... Dear Earthlings, not only did we create the extraordinarily beautiful COMPLETE AND UTTER DUKES boxset, we now find they're going VERY fast. Dont delay in ordering this sumptuous set packed with vinyl albums and single, CDs, jigsaw and special T shirt, because we are committed to making a VERY limited run and you wont want to miss this ultimate Dukes-out. We wouldnt want you to be cursing yourself later,what with Yule around the corner and all. So before you dash over to the shop and snap up a pre-order, linger a while and remind yourself of how spot on/stupid/super/superior and singalong the Dukes of Stratosphear are by taking a peak at the video for 'Mole From the Ministry'. Thats in the box too! Order your BOX latest,,video blogs@weatherbox.co.uk no No